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MiRV
Explorer
Feb 22, 2014

Solar with RV Converter/Charger -- Can this be done???

Not sure if this has ever been covered in the Forum, but I couldn't find a similar thread, so am asking… I'm looking at installing a portable (to start) solar solutions with about 200W on the RV an...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 22, 2014
Hi GordonThree,

My experience is that solar will "play well" with shore power, and both will contribute what they can to recharging the battery bank.

GordonThree wrote:
Are you planning to use the SOLAR and your AC to DC CONVERTER at the same time? The CONVERTER has many more amps than your solar panel, and will most likely over-ride the solar and do all the charging.

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